Libby gains honor for guide work
AUGUSTA — Matt Libby, who has been guiding in the North Maine Woods since he was 18 years old, is this year’s recipient of the Wilmont “Wiggie” Robinson Legendary Maine Guide Award from the Maine Professional Guides Association.
The award was presented recently at the MPGA annual meeting and dinner in Bangor.
“Matt Libby 
has devoted his whole life to the sporting tradition and has shared that passion for hunting and fishing with both his clients and his family,” said Gov. Paul R. LePage. “He truly represents the best of Maine’s legendary guides.”
Libby has also served three terms as Aroostook County’s representative to the Fish and Wildlife Advisory council and is a board member of the Maine Professional Guides Association. He is a member of the Brook Trout working group, Trout Unlimited and The Seaplane Pilots Association. He was instrumental in starting the Maine Sporting Camp Association, and serves as chairman of the Deer Task Force.
The Wilmont “Wiggie” Robinson Legendary Guide Award is named for the legendary Maine Guide who passed away in 2007. Past award recipients include Gil Gilpatrick in 2010, Gary Corson in 2011 and Gardner Defoe in 2012.
“The Libby family has upheld the traditions of Maine’s sporting camps for four generations,” said Chandler Woodcock, commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. “Thousands of visitors have returned to Maine through the experiences at Libby Camps. No one is more deserving of this award than Matt.”
